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circulating coinage, bullion coinage, 

Congressional Gold Medals, and national and 

other medals. 

• Advises the Secretary of the Treasury 

with regard to the events, persons, or places 

to be commemorated by the issuance of 

commemorative coins in each of the five 

calendar years succeeding the year in which 

a commemorative coin designation is made. 

• Makes recommendations with respect to 

the mintage level for any commemorative 

coin recommended. 

For Further Information Contact: Cliff 

Northup, United States Mint Liaison to the 

CCAC; 801 9th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20220; or call 202–354–7200. 

Any member of the public interested in 

submitting matters for the CCAC’s 

consideration is invited to submit them by 

fax to the following number: 202–756–6830. 

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 5135(b)(8)(C). 

Dated: February 19, 2008. 

Edmund C. Moy, 

Director, United States Mint. 

[FR Doc. E8–3476 Filed 2–22–08; 8:45 am] 

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U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND 

SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION 

Notice of Open Public Hearing 

AGENCY: U.S.-China Economic and 

Security Review Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of open public hearing—

March 18, 2008, Washington, DC. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following hearing of the U.S.-China 

Economic and Security Review 

Commission. 

Name: Larry Wortzel, Chairman of the 

U.S.-China Economic and Security 

Review Commission. 

The Commission is mandated by 

Congress to investigate, assess, evaluate 

and report to Congress annually on ‘‘the 

national security implications and 

impact of the bilateral trade and 

economic relationship between the 

United States and the People’s Republic 

of China.’’

Pursuant to this mandate, the 

Commission will hold a public hearing 

in Washington, DC, on March 18, 2008, 

to address ‘‘China’s Expanding Global 

Influence: Foreign Policy Goals, 

Practices, and Tools.’’

Background 

This event is the third in a series of 

public hearings the Commission will 

hold during its 2008 report cycle to 

collect input from leading academic, 

industry, and government experts on the 

impact of the economic and national 

security implications of the U.S. 

bilateral trade and economic 

relationship with China. The March 18 

hearing is being conducted to obtain 

testimony on the goals, strategies and 

instruments of China’s foreign policy, 

and the impact of China’s regional and 

global influence on U.S. economic and 

security interests around the world. 

Panels in the hearing will address the 

economic, military/security, and 

diplomatic tools employed in the 

conduct of Chinese foreign policy. 

The March 18 hearing will address 

‘‘China’s Expanding Global Influence: 

Foreign Policy Goals, Practices, and 

Tools’’ and will be Co-chaired by Vice 

Chairman Carolyn Bartholomew and 

Commissioner Daniel Blumenthal. 

Information on hearings, as well as 

transcripts of past Commission hearings, 

can be obtained from the USCC Web site 

http://www.uscc.gov. 

Copies of the hearing agenda will be 

made available on the Commission’s 

Web site http://www.uscc.gov as soon as 

available. Any interested party may file 

a written statement by March 18, 2007, 

by mailing to the contact below. On 

March 18, the hearing will be held in 

two sessions, one in the morning and 

one in the afternoon. There will be a 

question and answer period between the 

Commissioners and the witnesses. 

Date and Time: Wednesday, March 

18, 2008, 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern 

Standard Time. A detailed agenda for 

the hearing will be posted to the 

Commission’s Web site at http:// 

www.uscc.gov in the near future. 

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held on 

Capitol Hill in Room 562, Dirksen 

Senate Office Building located at First 

Street and Constitution Avenue, NE., 

Washington, DC 20510. Public seating is 

limited to about 50 people on a first 

come, first served basis. Advance 

reservations are not required. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public wishing further 

information concerning the hearing 

should contact Kathy Michels, Associate 

Director for the U.S.-China Economic 

and Security Review Commission, 444 

North Capitol Street, NW., Suite 602, 

Washington, DC 20001; phone 202–624–

1409, or via e-mail at 

kmichels@uscc.gov. 

Authority: Congress created the U.S.-China 

Economic and Security Review Commission 

in 2000 in the National Defense 

Authorization Act (Pub. L. 106–398), as 

amended by Division P of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (Pub. L. 

108–7), as amended by Public Law 109–108 

(November 22, 2005). 

Dated: February 19, 2008. 

Kathleen J. Michels, 

Associate Director, U.S.-China Economic and 

Security Review Commission. 

[FR Doc. E8–3419 Filed 2–22–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Voluntary Services National Advisory 

Committee; Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

gives notice under Public Law 92–463 

(Federal Advisory Committee Act) that 

the annual meeting of the Department of 

Veterans Affairs Voluntary Service 

(VAVS) National Advisory Committee 

(NAC) will be held April 9–12, 2008, at 

the Rosen Centre Hotel, 9840 

International Drive, Orlando, Florida. 

The meeting is open to the public, and 

the sessions are scheduled as follows: 

April 9: 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. 

April 10 & 11: 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. 

April 12: 8:30 a.m. until 2 p.m., with a 

closing program at 6 p.m. 

The Committee comprised of sixtyfive national voluntary organizations, 

with five membership categories 

(Service Member, Associate Service 

Member, Donor Member, Associate 

Donor Member and Adjunct Member), 

advises the Secretary, through the 

Under Secretary for Health, on the 

coordination and promotion of 

volunteer activities within VA health 

care facilities. The primary purposes of 

this meeting are: to provide for 

Committee review of volunteer policies 

and procedures; to accommodate full 

and open communications between 

organization representatives and the 

Voluntary Service Office and field staff; 

to provide educational opportunities 

geared towards improving volunteer 

programs with special emphasis on 

methods to recruit retain, motivate and 

recognize volunteers, and to approve 

Committee recommendations. 

The April 9 session will involve 

opening ceremonies and remarks by 

several VA and local officials. The April 

10 session will feature a Voluntary 

Service Report and recognition of the 

recipients of the VAVS Award for 

Excellence and NAC Volunteers of the 

Year. In addition, the James H. Parke 

Memorial Scholarship Luncheon will be 

held to honor an outstanding youth 

volunteer. The following educational 

workshops are scheduled: The 

Professional Volunteer; Recruitment; 

Selling Ice to Eskimos and Customer 

Service. 

On April 11, the business session will 

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session will be follows by a repeat of the 

educational workshops. The April 12 

session will include closing remarks 

from the Chairman, followed that 

evening by the Volunteer Recognition 

Dinner. 

No time will be allocated at this 

meeting for receiving oral presentations 

from the public. However, interested 

persons may either attend or file 

statements with the Committee. Written 

statements may be filed either before the 

meeting or within 10 days after the 

meeting and addressed to: Ms. Laura B. 

Balun, Director, Voluntary Service 

Office (10C2), Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20420. Individuals 

interested in attending are encouraged 

to contact Ms. Balun at (202) 273–8952. 

Dated: February 15, 2008. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 08–811 Filed 2–22–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Enhanced-Use Lease of VA Property 

for the Development and Operation of 

a Transitional Housing Facility for 

Homeless Veterans at the Department 

of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 

Batavia, NY 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA). 

ACTION: Notice of intent to enter into an 

enhanced-use lease. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of the 

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 

intends to enter into an enhanced-use 

lease of approximately 7,196 square feet 

of underutilized space at the VA 

Medical Center in Batavia, New York. 

The selected lessee would finance, 

design, develop, operate and maintain a 

transitional housing facility consisting 

of no less than 7 two-bedroom units and 

4 one-bedroom units for a total of 18 

units. As consideration for the lease, 

eligible veterans would be provided 

facility units and related services on a 

priority basis at no cost to VA. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Edward Bradley, Office of Asset 

Enterprise Management (004B), 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 

20420, (202) 461–7778 (Not a toll-free 

number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title 38 

U.S.C. 8161 et seq. states that the 

Secretary may enter into an enhanceduse lease if he determines that the 

implementation of a business plan 

proposed by the Under Secretary for 

Health for applying the consideration 

under such a lease to the provision of 

medical care and services would result 

in a demonstrable improvement of 

services to eligible veterans in the 

geographic service-delivery area within 

which the property is located. This 

project meets this requirement. 

Approved: February 15, 2008. 

James B. Peake, 

Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. E8–3414 Filed 2–22–08; 8:45 am] 

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